2009 Dr Michele Cunningham – A fundamental reappraisal of events leading up to, and surrounding, the deaths of Australian prisoners of war in Sandakan, and of the cancelled plan to rescue the prisoners – Project Kingfisher

2005 Dr Nick Richardson – An exploration of the relationship between Australian media owner Sir Keith Murdoch and the United Australia Party Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons

2005 Dr Sean Brawley – A study of two extraordinary Australians – Annie O'Keefe and Arthur Calwell – that highlights the challenges made to the White Australia Policy during the Pacific War and early postwar period

2004 Dr Nicole Moore – An examination of records of the Commonwealth Literature Censorship Board, part of a project to re-examine the history of 20th-century censorship in Australia

2004 Dr Christina Twomey – An exploration of the experiences of Australian civilians interned by the Japanese in World War II